Shloka 40.16Unverified draft

कृत्वा नियुद्धं भृशमुग्रवेगौ कालं चिरं गोपुरवेदिमध्ये । उत्क्षिप्य चाक्षिप्य विनम्य देहौ पादक्रमाद्गोपुरवेदिलग्नौ ।।6.40.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kṛtvā niyuddhaṃ bhṛśamugravegau kālaṃ ciraṃ gopuravedimadhyeकृत्वा नियुद्धं भृशमुग्रवेगौ कालं चिरं गोपुरवेदिमध्येhaving wrestled fiercely for a long time, the two of terrible speed, in the middle of the gate-tower terracegerund + accusative + adverb + nominative dual compound adjective + accusative of time + accusative adjective + locative compound
utkṣipya cākṣipya vinamya dehau pādakramādgopuravedilagnauउत्क्षिप्य चाक्षिप्य विनम्य देहौ पादक्रमाद्गोपुरवेदिलग्नौlifting, throwing, bending their bodies, clinging to the gate-tower terrace by their footworkgerund + conjunction + gerund + gerund + accusative dual + ablative compound + nominative dual compound participle

Reference: 6.40.16 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa